Equipment and Fees
Prices effective 07/01/20 - 06/30/21.
The listed prices are reflective of the charges to outside users of the equipment furnished by the Department of Food Science and Nutrition.
To schedule use, please contact Ray Miller at 612- 624-7776. Scheduling must be done two weeks in advance.
Equipment |
Manufacturer |
Capacity |
Charge/Day |
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1 cheese vat
|
Kusel | 2,000 lb | $200.00 |
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1 cheese vat
|
Damrow | 5,000 lb | $225.00 |
|
Decanter
|
Westfalia | 2-3gal/min | $675.00 |
|
1 cheese vat
|
Nu-Vat | 800lb | $362.56 |
|
Volumetric Filler
|
Piston | 32 oz | $200.00 |
|
mini panda homogenizer
|
Niro Soavi | 100ml/min | $200.00 |
|
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Jacketed Tank | 50 gal. | $170.75 |
|
70 gal. portable tank
|
Agitation, no jacket | 70 gal. | $170.75 |
|
150 gal. jacketed tank with stirrer
|
150 gal. | $200.00 | |
|
Agglomerator
|
Glatt | 3 lb.capacity | $181.28(per hour) |
| Bar former | Imperial Design | 50 lbs./hr. | $898.96 |
|
Batch process cheese cooker
|
Damrow | 40 lbs | $361.27 |
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Batch process cheese cooker
|
Blantech | 10 lbs. | $361.27 |
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Butter churn
|
Vane | 300 lbs. | $361.27 |
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Coating drum
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Spray Dynamics | 2 lbs. / min. | $434.66 |
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Batch enrobing drum
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Custom | 3 ft3 / batch | $181.28 |
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Continuous ice cream freezer
|
Tetra Hoyer SF 600N | 120 gal./hr. | $450.00 |
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Decanter
|
Sharples | 1 gal/min. | $540.75 |
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Desludging centrifuge
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Westfalia SB7 | 3-5 L /min. | $670.00 |
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Drum dryer
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Buffalovac | 6 inch drums | $361.27 |
|
Evaporator single effect
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C.E. Rogers | 200 lb./minimum | $400.00 |
|
Extruder *
|
Buhler Twin Screw DNDL 44 | 75-100 lbs./hr. | $2533.80 |
|
Food chopper and cutter
|
Hobart | 10 lb. bowl | $176.00 |
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Fruit feeder
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APV Crepaco | 35-45 lbs. /hr. | $181.28 |
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Hammermill
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Fitzpatrick | 5lb. Hopper | $181.28 |
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Homogenizer
|
Gaulin | 60 gal./hr | $200.00 |
|
Homogenizer
|
Gaulin | 125 gal/hr | $275.00 |
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Colloid mill
|
Fryma | adjustable gap | $361.27 |
|
Mix processing system |
50-100 gal. | $525.00 | |
|
Pasteurizer
|
Cherry Burrel | 4,000 lb/hr | $362.75 |
|
Refrigerated tank
|
Cherry Burrell | 200 galllon | $400.00 |
|
Ribbon blender
|
100 lb. | $253.00 | |
|
Scherping cheddaring belt
|
Scherping | 200-300 lbs./hr. | $1236.00 |
|
Scherping cheese vat
|
Scherping | 2,500 lb. capacity | $1236.00 |
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Separator
|
Westfalia | 2,000 lb/hr | $261.00 |
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Spray dryer
|
Coulter | 90 lbs water/hr | $1350.33 |
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Spray dryer
|
SPX Anhydro | 20 lbs water/hr | $901.25 |
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UF system-plate & frame
|
DDS-20 | 10 liter tank | $350.00 |
|
UF/RO unit
|
PTI | 2-4",1-8"elements | $541.50 |
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UHT/HTST
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Microthermics | 1 to 3 liters/min. | $1650.00 |
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Almix mixer
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Tetra/APV | 30 gallon | $898.16 |
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Soft serve ice cream freezer
|
Taylor | 4 gallon | $361.27 |
*Labor Included
Labor Charges
Student help - $35.50/hour
Plant Manager - $100.00/hour
Mitchell Maher - $75.00/hour
Additional Information
The mix processing system listed in the table above includes:
- Vat pasteurizer
- Homogenizer
- Surface cooler
- Univats
Users of the UF equipment listed above will supply new membranes.
Storage of materials generated during pilot plant trials will be charged storage fees, at the rate of $0.05/lb per month, for refrigerated storage.
